reed warbler

reed warbler

English

Noun

reed warbler (plural reed warblers)

1. A species of warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, native to Eurasia. [from 18th c.]
   • 2016, Rob Yarham, The Guardian, 12 July:

     Familiar summer-morning bird song rises from the trees, reeds and bushes – song thrush, wren, reed bunting and the rhythmic, steady, repeated “chit-chit-chit” of a reed warbler.

2. Any of various similar Old World birds of the same genus, especially the great reed warbler (A. arundinaceus) and the clamorous reed warbler (A. stentoreus).

Translations

Acrocephalus orientalis

Kapampangan: tarat

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Czech: rákosník obecný m

Finnish: rytikerttunen (fi)

bird of the genus Acrocephalus

Finnish: ruokokerttunen (fi)